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LITERARY AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

Pura's books have won or been finalists for various literary awards & have been the recipients of special merit from professional reviewers.

Awards include the Hemingway out of Seattle, the Selah, the Kobzar (finalist), the Dartmouth (finalist), the Rone and the Word Guild. Professional Reviewers include Readers Favorite, RT Book Reviews, Publishers Weekly and USA Today.

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READERS FAVORITE

LITERARY AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

MANY BOOKS BY MURRAY PURA HAVE RECEIVED "TOP PICK 5 STAR AWARDS" FROM RF READERS FAVORITE: Beautiful Skin/Petals/The Wings of Morning/All My Beautiful Tomorrows/Zo/Ashton Park/Ride the Sky/Grace Rider/The White Birds of Morning/A Sun Drenched Elsewhere/Abigail's Christmas Miracle/Hong Kong Amish

DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD

Dartmouth Book award finalist for novel MIZZLY FITCH

A lighthouse keeper looks back on his life by the sea. The novel is primarily set on the Atlantic Coast in the 1920s.

RONE AWARD

Rone Award Finalist for novel WHISPERS OF A NEW DAWN

A family rooted in non-violence and pacifism deals with the tragic events of December 7th, 1941 while living near Pearl Harbor.

TWO BOOKS BY MURRAY PURA HAVE RECEIVED STELLAR ENDORSEMENTS FROM RT REVIEWS - RT REVIEWS 4 1/2 stars = GOLD PHENOMENAL – IN A CLASS BY ITSELF: The Wings of Morning and Whispers of a New Dawn